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The Orion Spacecraft Dec 12, 2014

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The Orion space vehicle recently passed a major flight test. How will Orion fit into NASA's plans for the future of space exploration?

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Will robots steal our jobs? Dec 11, 2014

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Are robots going to take our jobs? Will we just get new jobs? And will it be a smooth transition?

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Biobots Dec 05, 2014

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Building robots is hard. What if we just created an army of cyborg cockroaches? Guess what? We are!

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Self-Reconfiguring Modular Robots GO! Dec 03, 2014

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What if you could own a big robot made up of thousands of smaller robots, and it was able to change its shape in order to complete various tasks?

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Can computers describe what they see? Nov 28, 2014

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Why is it so hard to teach a computer to understand complex scenes in pictures? We look at the problem and how computer scientists are solving it.

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How to Talk to Aliens Nov 26, 2014

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If we found intelligent alien life, how would we communicate with it? We explore the challenges of chatting with someone out of this world.

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Space Travel and Synthetic Biology Nov 21, 2014

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We can't carry everything we need for long space missions. Could synthetic biology help us produce stuff like biopolymers, drugs or even food?

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Sharing the Load Nov 19, 2014

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Distributed computing not only helps researchers analyze data more efficiently, but also lets you take part in scientific research! We look at examples of distributed computing and how you can get involved.

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More Mutants! Nov 14, 2014

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We've looked at the original X-Men, but what about other mutants? From Wolverine to Magneto, we discuss which mutants have the most realistic powers.

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How to Join the X-Men Nov 12, 2014

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Could technology or genetic engineering give us powers similar to those possessed by the X-Men? We evaluate the starting lineup of Marvel's superhero team.

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